4 Ways to Enable Picture-in-Picture (PiP) in Microsoft Edge

PiP or Picture-in-Picture mode on Edge browser allows you to watch videos in a floating screen, separate from the other interface displayed on the computer similar to PiP mode on Chrome browser . Users can easily follow the video without losing any content. Here are different methods to use PiP mode in Edge.

Use PiP in the video interface on Edge

When you watch a video on the Edge browser, you will see the PiP icon on the video when we hover over it. You just need to click on the PiP icon to activate the floating screen video viewing mode on the Edge browser.

In case the PiP icon is not displayed, you need to enable it manually in the browser settings. We click on the 3-dot icon and select Settings .

Next, the user clicks on Cookies and site access .

Look to the side and click on the Image management item in the image control , then enable it to use PiP on the browser.

Right click to open PiP on Edge

We right-click on the video playing on the browser, then select Picture in picture in the displayed list. This feature applies to the Vimeo platform.

Use the tab menu to enable PiP on Edge

When a tab plays a video, a speaker icon will appear to let us know. Just right-click on that tab , then select Import image to image .

Use the PiP mode video viewing extension on Edge

Some platforms do not support PiP mode video playback, so you can install an extension to support it. You can refer to the extension below to install it on your browser.

1. Download Smart Pip View extension

PiP mode works best with video content embedded via HTML5, which includes most modern websites. However, it doesn't work with sites like Netflix, where you can use an extension.

Micah Soto

Update 06 June 2025